22 drivers were issued penalty points and a £200 fine as part of Operation Tramline in Inverness

A police operation in the Inverness area used a tractor unit of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) to observe drivers from a higher viewpoint on public roads.

Operation Tramline took place over a four-day period during August in the Inverness area. The operation targets driver distraction and more specifically, mobile phone use.

During the four days of enforcement, 22 drivers were each issued with a fixed penalty notice for six penalty points and a £200 fine.

Sgt David Miller of the Highland and Islands Road Policing Unit said: “Operation Tramline is an initiative which we will repeatedly use to detect and deter motorists from using their mobile phone whilst driving.

“Unfortunately, given the number of offences detected, it is quite clear that some motorists are failing to understand or comprehend the consequences mobile phone use whilst driving can have. A quick look at a phone screen could have catastrophic and fatal consequences.

“I would urge motorists to think twice about using their mobile phone whilst driving, it could save a life.”